Heaven on Earth

Monday, February 4, 2013

At Christmas time I made finger-less gloves for the girls. One said she didn't need any but when she saw her sisters' she rethought that one... maybe she did want a pair. I was gifted two really beautiful balls of Cash Vero in color #31 a while back and there was enough yardage for a pair. Wow... are they soft. I knit them up over the weekend so that Brooke could get some use from them this winter. The pattern is Suzy's Reading Mitts and you can get the free pattern download here. Friday evening near dusk, these deer crossed in front of us as we were driving. We slowed down so as not to miss the rest of the family waiting to cross. Mama deer had second thoughts and hopped back into the pinon pines. Check out her cute fawn looking back for her. He separated from the first deer that crossed to wait for Mom. Even after we drove down the road, he patiently waited until she rejoined the herd. I had the window down to take the photo and we could hear him crying for her.

We see a lot of deer in the yard and on the road this time of year. We've learned to turn the headlights onto bright and slow down.

6 comments:

Hi Bonnie, I wouldn't have minded a pair of those. They look warm and would feel good with leaving the fingers out. The last thing my kids say as I leave their house is to watch out for deer. I have never seen as many as you have in your picture. Your brisket looks yummy. I have caught a few of the Pioneer Woman show and I like it. It is hard to cook for one, and needless to say it leans more toward frozen entrees popped in the microwave with some vegies that are packaged for one. Have a wonderful day. Hugs and Prayers from Your Missouri Friend.

Awww, you could hear him crying for his Mama? It's so sad that we scare them -- it would be nice to be able to hop out of the car and help them! Your mitts are beautiful! Did you make a pair for yourself too?

Those fingerless gloves DO look soft, and I love the color. We had a run in with a deer once...We were driving down a local country road after a hike, and there were suddenly deer RIGHT to the side of us, so I slowed way down, almost stopped. All of the sudden the deer right next to me(I was driving) became spooked and slammed up right into my window! Good thing I had just closed it!

those are fabulous mitts, the color is beautiful as is the knitting; well done! At dusk and dark it always takes me so long to drive home...I travel much more slowly because of the deer and other creatures. Your photos are beautiful!

A Little Bit About Me...

I knit, garden, bake, and sew. I create something every day, even if it's just a mess in my kitchen.

“I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails.I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp.I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbors children.I want to be there with a little dirt under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden.I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and the tears of a friend on my shoulder.I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived.” ― Marjorie Pay Hinckley